Pinsky, Mark I.

Hispanics Seek Sainthood for Their Favorite Candidates. / Mark I. Pinsky. - KRT News Service, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 35. Institutions, 1522-3256; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Hispanics Seek Sainthood for Their Favorite Candidates, Aug. 5, 2002; pp. n.p..

"Church experts acknowledge that the modern machinery for making saints is so intermingled with luck, timing, travel, money and even foreign policy that it might as well be viewed as a kind of political campaign." (ORLANDO SENTINEL) This article describes how Hispanics are pushing for sainthood for their favorite candidates, an oftentimes highly political process.

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John Paul II Pope.


Catholic Church.


Canonization.
Christian saints.
Hispanic Americans--Attitudes.

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